Andy
@vicozandy.bsky.social
Ex software developer, now more interested in science, food, art, cats, bad CAD, 3D printing, and gardening.
Watching politics and climate change with horror.
Living in Yorta Yorta country, Australia
Eclectic...don't expect a theme!
Not a Theist
Watching politics and climate change with horror.
Living in Yorta Yorta country, Australia
Eclectic...don't expect a theme!
Not a Theist
Nice weird clouds today.
(Cooker voice)
"They're messing with the fkn sky, man!"
(Cooker voice)
"They're messing with the fkn sky, man!"
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nice weird clouds today.
(Cooker voice)
"They're messing with the fkn sky, man!"
(Cooker voice)
"They're messing with the fkn sky, man!"
Pond update.
Plants taking well. Water nice and clear. Lots of small critters already, but need fish to keep wrigglers down.
Plants taking well. Water nice and clear. Lots of small critters already, but need fish to keep wrigglers down.
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Pond update.
Plants taking well. Water nice and clear. Lots of small critters already, but need fish to keep wrigglers down.
Plants taking well. Water nice and clear. Lots of small critters already, but need fish to keep wrigglers down.
Something like this amazing Tek?
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Something like this amazing Tek?
I was lucky in Borneo to see something similar.
I was disappointed that it didn't smell bad!
I was disappointed that it didn't smell bad!
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I was lucky in Borneo to see something similar.
I was disappointed that it didn't smell bad!
I was disappointed that it didn't smell bad!
This is my waterfall project I've been making over the last few days. Once the planting is done it should be quite salubrious.
Chaotic flowing water is nice to play with.
Chaotic flowing water is nice to play with.
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is my waterfall project I've been making over the last few days. Once the planting is done it should be quite salubrious.
Chaotic flowing water is nice to play with.
Chaotic flowing water is nice to play with.
Morning cactus.
They will be flowering soon. We've had good rain, so they should be nice.
They will be flowering soon. We've had good rain, so they should be nice.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Morning cactus.
They will be flowering soon. We've had good rain, so they should be nice.
They will be flowering soon. We've had good rain, so they should be nice.
Sunrise this morning.
Fog briefly lifting before burning away.
Fog briefly lifting before burning away.
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Sunrise this morning.
Fog briefly lifting before burning away.
Fog briefly lifting before burning away.
A mates backyard critters.
Both chooks and sheep are very friendly.
Both chooks and sheep are very friendly.
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A mates backyard critters.
Both chooks and sheep are very friendly.
Both chooks and sheep are very friendly.
Reminds me of this for some reason!
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Reminds me of this for some reason!
A little bit of aurora action.
Unusual this far north.
Must be great down in Tassie.
Unusual this far north.
Must be great down in Tassie.
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A little bit of aurora action.
Unusual this far north.
Must be great down in Tassie.
Unusual this far north.
Must be great down in Tassie.
Finally, a calm sunny day.
Still chilly though.
Still chilly though.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Finally, a calm sunny day.
Still chilly though.
Still chilly though.
I'm a bit scared of getting a bass guitar.
One is never enough.
One is never enough.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I'm a bit scared of getting a bass guitar.
One is never enough.
One is never enough.
Mayo might be the superior option for buttered cat arrays.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Mayo might be the superior option for buttered cat arrays.
Good morning for Merlin bird ID.
It recognised 8 birds, so getting much better at Aus birds.
Up to 40% of local birds now in sound ID.
It recognised 8 birds, so getting much better at Aus birds.
Up to 40% of local birds now in sound ID.
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Good morning for Merlin bird ID.
It recognised 8 birds, so getting much better at Aus birds.
Up to 40% of local birds now in sound ID.
It recognised 8 birds, so getting much better at Aus birds.
Up to 40% of local birds now in sound ID.
I actually found a half-decent page for regional weather, but the formatting is bad.
Too much scroll-searching dt excess white-space.
Most of the data feeds to this site were automated scripts done by boffins years ago. It's mostly time-series, but even gridded data is near trivial.
Alas, regress 🤦♂️
Too much scroll-searching dt excess white-space.
Most of the data feeds to this site were automated scripts done by boffins years ago. It's mostly time-series, but even gridded data is near trivial.
Alas, regress 🤦♂️
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I actually found a half-decent page for regional weather, but the formatting is bad.
Too much scroll-searching dt excess white-space.
Most of the data feeds to this site were automated scripts done by boffins years ago. It's mostly time-series, but even gridded data is near trivial.
Alas, regress 🤦♂️
Too much scroll-searching dt excess white-space.
Most of the data feeds to this site were automated scripts done by boffins years ago. It's mostly time-series, but even gridded data is near trivial.
Alas, regress 🤦♂️
I reckon that roar outside might be rain! There's ten pixels that suggest so...
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I reckon that roar outside might be rain! There's ten pixels that suggest so...
Quite happy with how the guitar kit turned out.
Colour is mix of burnt umber and hooker green, finish is gun wax.
The neck had vines, so I added roots with a soldering iron. (Fun!)
Mostly setup now and plays quite well!
Floyd Rose system is a bit of a pia, but no slidey bits does seem to work.
Colour is mix of burnt umber and hooker green, finish is gun wax.
The neck had vines, so I added roots with a soldering iron. (Fun!)
Mostly setup now and plays quite well!
Floyd Rose system is a bit of a pia, but no slidey bits does seem to work.
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Quite happy with how the guitar kit turned out.
Colour is mix of burnt umber and hooker green, finish is gun wax.
The neck had vines, so I added roots with a soldering iron. (Fun!)
Mostly setup now and plays quite well!
Floyd Rose system is a bit of a pia, but no slidey bits does seem to work.
Colour is mix of burnt umber and hooker green, finish is gun wax.
The neck had vines, so I added roots with a soldering iron. (Fun!)
Mostly setup now and plays quite well!
Floyd Rose system is a bit of a pia, but no slidey bits does seem to work.
Not too bad up here in the NE, but the clouds are weird.
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Not too bad up here in the NE, but the clouds are weird.
Guitar kit progress.
Rough cut an idea, then rejected it. Gone with simple and clean.
Most shaping now done, just a bit more for comfort.
Glad to be done with neck fit sculpting!
Smoothing and scrimshaw next.
Rough cut an idea, then rejected it. Gone with simple and clean.
Most shaping now done, just a bit more for comfort.
Glad to be done with neck fit sculpting!
Smoothing and scrimshaw next.
October 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Guitar kit progress.
Rough cut an idea, then rejected it. Gone with simple and clean.
Most shaping now done, just a bit more for comfort.
Glad to be done with neck fit sculpting!
Smoothing and scrimshaw next.
Rough cut an idea, then rejected it. Gone with simple and clean.
Most shaping now done, just a bit more for comfort.
Glad to be done with neck fit sculpting!
Smoothing and scrimshaw next.
We had a leader like that.
Here's "ScoMo" forcing a young women to shake his hand.
Here's "ScoMo" forcing a young women to shake his hand.
October 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We had a leader like that.
Here's "ScoMo" forcing a young women to shake his hand.
Here's "ScoMo" forcing a young women to shake his hand.
Guitar kit arrived!
Lighter than expected. Neck and fretwork seem excellent, as does all the hardware and pre-done soldering. It should play well.
First up is finding exact neck position to the mm and drilling the only important (scary) holes in this build.
Lighter than expected. Neck and fretwork seem excellent, as does all the hardware and pre-done soldering. It should play well.
First up is finding exact neck position to the mm and drilling the only important (scary) holes in this build.
October 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Guitar kit arrived!
Lighter than expected. Neck and fretwork seem excellent, as does all the hardware and pre-done soldering. It should play well.
First up is finding exact neck position to the mm and drilling the only important (scary) holes in this build.
Lighter than expected. Neck and fretwork seem excellent, as does all the hardware and pre-done soldering. It should play well.
First up is finding exact neck position to the mm and drilling the only important (scary) holes in this build.
Something I read years ago:
CO2 is the primer, Methane the charge, and water vapor the bullet.
The climate record is *anything* but smooth and linear on pretty much all scales too. We should expect massive, scary jumps, not nice peaceful (adaptable) gradients.
CO2 is the primer, Methane the charge, and water vapor the bullet.
The climate record is *anything* but smooth and linear on pretty much all scales too. We should expect massive, scary jumps, not nice peaceful (adaptable) gradients.
October 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Something I read years ago:
CO2 is the primer, Methane the charge, and water vapor the bullet.
The climate record is *anything* but smooth and linear on pretty much all scales too. We should expect massive, scary jumps, not nice peaceful (adaptable) gradients.
CO2 is the primer, Methane the charge, and water vapor the bullet.
The climate record is *anything* but smooth and linear on pretty much all scales too. We should expect massive, scary jumps, not nice peaceful (adaptable) gradients.
Sadly, most of the footage from 20 years of jumping was lost on mag tape static or faded prints, but I did save a few shots.
A 4-way exit over Bachelor, NT.
(I have a lousy RW body position!)
A 4-way exit over Bachelor, NT.
(I have a lousy RW body position!)
October 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sadly, most of the footage from 20 years of jumping was lost on mag tape static or faded prints, but I did save a few shots.
A 4-way exit over Bachelor, NT.
(I have a lousy RW body position!)
A 4-way exit over Bachelor, NT.
(I have a lousy RW body position!)
The modern AFF way is much better than static line.
The sensory overload is overcome ten seconds out the door, and with two jumpmasters and an AAD, very safe.
Students who couldn't get up to speed did first jump as a tandem.
The sensory overload is overcome ten seconds out the door, and with two jumpmasters and an AAD, very safe.
Students who couldn't get up to speed did first jump as a tandem.
October 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The modern AFF way is much better than static line.
The sensory overload is overcome ten seconds out the door, and with two jumpmasters and an AAD, very safe.
Students who couldn't get up to speed did first jump as a tandem.
The sensory overload is overcome ten seconds out the door, and with two jumpmasters and an AAD, very safe.
Students who couldn't get up to speed did first jump as a tandem.
Yeah, a wing comes in handy for that bit!
(I am in more control than it looks in this shot!)
(I am in more control than it looks in this shot!)
October 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yeah, a wing comes in handy for that bit!
(I am in more control than it looks in this shot!)
(I am in more control than it looks in this shot!)